March 14 - A man who served 4 monarchs and kept his head

4 Dec 202256s

Today's Tudor quote is from the eight-year-old King Edward VI, who was actually Prince Edward at the time.  Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares a letter he wrote to his half-sister, the Lady Ma...

2 Dec 202250s

Today's Tudor quote is from King Henry VIII, who ruled from 1509 to 1547. Historian and author Claire Ridgway shares his composition "Pastime with Good Company".    You can hear it put to music at htt...

1 Dec 202255s

Welcome to this new series "The Tudors in their own words"! From 1st December to 24th December inclusive, historian and author Claire Ridgway will be sharing quotes from different Tudor people.  Today...

30 Nov 202252s

This week’s episode of Becoming Elizabeth, Lighten our Darkness, had us thinking that Elizabeth might just be pregnant, saw the end of Queen Catherine Parr, and should, Claire feels, have been called ...

7 Juli 202215min

Trigger alert - some discussion of the abuse Elizabeth I suffered. In this week’s episode of Becoming Elizabeth, episode 3 "Either Learn or Be Silent", things come to a head between Thomas Seymour and...

6 Juli 202218min

Thank you to all those who commented on my last video with their views on the Elizabeth and Seymour storyline. It's such an important topic and it was great to open up that dialogue. Huge thanks go to...

5 Juli 20229min

Trigger alert: Claire discusses the harassment and abuse experienced by Elizabeth I, as featured in the episode. Historian and author Claire Ridgway is rather cross this week as she talks about a key ...

4 Juli 202211min